- Honorary Mention #1

I'm happy that my efforts are being appreciated. I got a mention over at Sweeping the Nation, which was nice. This looks like a very good blog and I recommend you pop round some time.

More importantly, head over to In Session Tonight, another blog to have mentioned my work, and download an inconceivably good AC/DC Peel session.

- Peel on 'This is your Life'

Sentimental rubbish, crap TV, enough to make you puke.. are all reactions I'd normal display when asked if I watched programs like this.

I was able to watch this particular episode, however, if only for the chance to see Mark E. Smith on prime time telly:

Peel on ‘This is your Life'

Many thanks to Extra Wack for saving me literally minutes of youtubing inconvenience.

- Kat's Karavan UPDATE #1

You wait ages for a new post and then loads of them arrive at the same time! I'm forever indebted to DuffPaddy over at Kat’s Karavan for the new stuff:

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-18th January 1982 (the one I've been waiting for!)

-Festive 50 1983 (complete broadcast, in two parts)

-Final Top Gear 1975 (this is a somewhat longer version than the one I offer, go to the website to see how much effort was gone to to bring you this!)

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While we're at it, learn more about the origin of the name Kat’s Karavan in this recent article from the Dallas Observer.

- Right Place Right Time Wrong Speed: UPDATE #2

John Horne has updated his site, inciuding, wisely, a link to this blog.

One of my students came up with the word reavailablise the other day. Amazingly, that describes perfectly what has happened over at Right Place Right Time Wrong Speed, the following shows being made available once again:

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-30th May 1984: The night Liverpool won the European Cup. (Ok, so this is where I got it from)

-14th August 1967: The final Perfumed Garden in five parts.

-1979 Festive 50: Top 10 (he got this one from me)

-31st December 1975: Session by Ivor Cutler (and this one)

-12th December 1979 - part 1: Session by The Flys.

-12th December 1979 - part 2: Session by The Flys.

-10th December 1976: Punk special (best Peel show ever)

-2nd September 2003: Session by The Blueskins

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- John Peel on 'Hard Talk', 1999

I don't particularly enjoy this chap's interviewing style, truth be known, although in this case I think the interviewee makes it worth watching.

You can tell that Peel's already got the autobiography in mind, quite a lot of this ended up in Margrave of the Marshes, but it's still a good watch.

Let me know if you have problems viewing this. Just in case, you can download it here.

- Big Ozine UPDATE #2

This week's free mp3s over at The Big Ozine:

-Loggins & Messina: Kansas City 1972
-Karen Ann: Artrock Festival 2003
-Slayer: Holland 1985
-Rush: Tucson 1978
-Miles Davis: London 1971
-Brad Mehldau: Marciac 2006
-Jill Sobule: Nashville 2000
-McCoy Tyner: Tokyo 1972
-Kansas: Canada Jam 1978
-Spirit: Seattle 1971
-The Faces: Coast To Coast Outtakes
-A Silver Mount Zion: Eindhoven 2001
-David Murray: Sunny Murray Quintet, Philadelphia 1975
-Bobbie Gentry: BBC 1968/69

Stop reading, start downloading!

- Von Südenfed Album

Mark E. Smith's new project sounds really good. You can hear an audio clip here, thanks to the ever excellent John Peel Everyday for discovering that.

Video for 'Fledermaus Can't Get it:



The album has also received a favourable review in The Guardian.